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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS WY5600953

WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area

Laramie, Wyoming 82070 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,660 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,660
People served
17
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 17 drinking-water violations at WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area, 29% of them health-based - below the Wyoming per-system average.

17
Total EPA violations on record
29%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,660
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area

WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area is a state-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,660 residents in Laramie, Wyoming (Carbon County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 17 total violations for this system , of which 5 (29%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 10 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 3 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Wyoming, EPA tracks 766 public water systems serving 639,288 people, with 32,465 cumulative violations and 4,023 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 42.4 violations. Statewide, 18 of 33 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.5%).

WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area's 17 violations sit below the Wyoming average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,660
Total Violations
17
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
4
County
Carbon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
10
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1993
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 2012
Nitrate MR 3 2010
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 2008
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 2 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID WY5600953 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Wyoming Drinking Water Authority

Wyoming's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find WY regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 0200
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 8000
2017 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule Other 2 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 0800
2012 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 0200
2010 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 1040
2008 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 0300
1993 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / WY5600953 / 3100

How WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area Wyoming avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 17 42.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 5.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 54.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,660 835 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 766 regulated public water systems in Wyoming.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area water safe to drink? ▼
WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area (PWS ID: WY5600953) has 17 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,660 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area serve? ▼
WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area serves 1,660 people in Laramie, Wyoming. It is a State-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 4 service connections.
What type of violations does WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area have? ▼
WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area has 17 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 10 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area use? ▼
WY DOT-Fort Steele Rest Area uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.